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==Availability==
==Availability==
*Civil registration in the German Empire began between 1792 and 1876, depending on the locality.  
*Civil registration in the German Empire began between 1792 and 1876, depending on the locality.  
*Alsace-Lorraine started in 1792, since it belonged to France at the time.  
*'''Alsace-Lorraine''' started in 1792, since it belonged to France at the time.  
*As France's influence increased in Germany, Hamburg, Hannover, Hessen, Lübeck, Oldenburg, and Westfalen established civil registration between 1799 and 1811.
*As France's influence increased in Germany, '''Hamburg, Hannover, Hessen, Lübeck, Oldenburg, and Westfalen''' established civil registration between 1799 and 1811.
*Anhalt began keeping civil registration in 1850.  
*'''Anhalt''' began keeping civil registration in 1850.  
*Hamburg  began keeping civil registration in 1866.
*'''Hamburg''' began keeping civil registration again in 1866.
*In Prussia, civil births, marriages, and deaths were kept again beginning in October 1874.  
*In '''Prussia''', civil births, marriages, and deaths were kept again beginning in October 1874.  
*Civil registration became mandatory in all German states on 1 January 1876.  
*'''Civil registration became mandatory in all German states on 1 January 1876.'''
*To learn more about when German Civil Registration began in individual provinces or states, [[German Civil Registration Time Periods|'''click here''']].
*To learn more about when German Civil Registration began in individual provinces or states, [[German Civil Registration Time Periods|'''click here''']].
=== Privacy Laws  ===
=== Privacy Laws  ===
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